blending candy
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any of you guys know how to blend candy?
talking bout the proper urethane candy not the base coat version.
i know the more coats of candy that is applied, the darker it gets, unlike normal base coat colours if you apply 3,4,5 coats, it doesn’t change in colour.
so, my theory is as blending the candy into the fadeout area, i would assume it would be darker if blended as you would as normal??
Your theory is correct. It can be done but you would need to get a couple things lined up first.
If you don’t know how to spray a candy then I wouldn’t attempt to blend one.
You need to know the candy color used and the basecoat color used.
Once you figure out the colors used do a few sprayouts to determine the number of coats used to achieve the desired shade.
Give yourself plenty of blend room, you might need it.
Make sure your ground color is blended well.
From there blend as you would a 3-stage. try not to over apply excessive coats past where your ground color is.
It’s not impossible but it is a more difficult blend to pull off. It also depends on the colors used. Some candy colors suck to spray more than other. Also some basecoat colors make it easier. For example a red base under a red candy would be easier to work with than a silver base under a red candy.
Maybe Jim C will chime in as this is field of expertise. I have blended a few candies before but not a ton of them.
[quote=”ryanbrown999″ post=14991]Your theory is correct. It can be done but you would need to get a couple things lined up first.
If you don’t know how to spray a candy then I wouldn’t attempt to blend one.
You need to know the candy color used and the basecoat color used.
Once you figure out the colors used do a few sprayouts to determine the number of coats used to achieve the desired shade.
Give yourself plenty of blend room, you might need it.
Make sure your ground color is blended well.
From there blend as you would a 3-stage. try not to over apply excessive coats past where your ground color is.
It’s not impossible but it is a more difficult blend to pull off. It also depends on the colors used. Some candy colors suck to spray more than other. Also some basecoat colors make it easier. For example a red base under a red candy would be easier to work with than a silver base under a red candy.
Maybe Jim C will chime in as this is field of expertise. I have blended a few candies before but not a ton of them.[/quote]
I saw a House of Colour training video that showed how to blend their Kandy (as well as blending their clear, but that is a totally different discussion).
Basically everything you said is bang on. The keys being a proper ground coat and doing a let down panel/being prepared.
I also agree that if it is something you’ve never tied that I would not recommend it.
What ryan and ben said is all good advise. The biggest thing though is realizing if you are going to be able to get an invisible blend in the location of the repair. If your blend is on a large car and its in the middle of the door then most likely you are never going to blend that without shooting almost the whole side. If the blend is on a corner or low on the car then you can get away with that.
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